Mesocortical Pathway
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Mesocortical pathway #
- Consider the ‘mesocorticolimbic’ system as well.
- Dopaminergic Neural Pathway pathway connects the Ventral Tegmental Area to the Prefrontal Cortex.
- Involved in the Executive Network, motivation, and motivation. Abnormal in psychosis/Schizophrenia - it is associated with many negative psychological symptoms of it.
- Dopamine and Cognitive Control in Prefrontal Cortex (Ott & Nieder 201)